About Us : Advanced Explosives Demolition Inc.

As an internationally renowned explosives demolition company, Advanced Explosives Demolition Inc. (AED) provides an alternative to conventional demolition. Combining over thirty years of "High and Hazardous" demolition and implosion experience; AED is world renown for providing property owners and contractors the best "bang for the buck"!

The extensive career of Eric J Kelly in the Demolition Industry includes conventional "Tripping" of buildings, an innovation Eric developed as an alternative to implosions. His Curriculum Vita has allowed AED to be retained as an expert witness on some very high profile projects such as the Canterbury, Australia incident, the bombing of the Federal Murrah Towers in Oklahoma City, USA and the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia.

On February 14, 2010, AED imploded the 2nd tallest structure ever demolished by explosives in the USA. The 1515 Flagler structure was 31 stories in height and sat perilously close to high value West Palm Beach, Florida real estate. The implosion was a resounding success for AED and the City of WPB. In 2010 AED won the World Explosive Demolition Award presented by the KHL Group in Amsterdam for the project. An impressive video of the implosion can be seen below.

Clamor Of Applause Heard As 30 Stories Come Tumbling Down

All 30 stories of the 1515 tower on Flagler Drive came tumbling down shortly after 9 a.m. without incident.

A loud clamor of applause could be heard from the hundreds of onlookers who gathered downtown to watch the third-largest implosion in the United States.

"I'm telling you this was just an A-plus job," said Lisa Kelly, of Advanced Explosives Demolition. "It was just amazing and the small debris in the road will be cleaned up in no time at all and people will forget that. It's history."

Kelly's 5-year-old daughter got the honor of pressing the detonator button, which set off nearly 3,000 sticks of dynamite to implode the building. Dust from the explosion was expected to drift towards the Intracoastal Waterway.

"Damn right, you felt it. If you didn't, you weren't here," said a former resident of the six-second implosion. "You felt it all through. That thing went down. Bang, bang, bang. Yeah, that's like being in the army."

Onlookers began gathering downtown early Sunday morning while police cordoned off a 750-foot radius around the building. Later, some spectators gathered pieces of concrete as souvenirs.

"You see it on TV all the time, but to see it live, you know -- I mean, I know it's Valentine's Day, and what better way to spend Valentine's morning than with your wife watching a building get blown up?" Lantana resident James Thompson said.

Advanced Explosives Demolition has imploded more than 1,000 buildings in the last three decades and has a perfect safety record, officials said.

Mayor Lois Frankel called the demolition a success.

"When I think of all the months of preparation and anxiety on the part of the neighbors, it's just so much planning and it was an amazing sight," Frankel said.

Residents in nearby areas were asked to turn off and seal their air conditioners to keep out the dust plume from the implosion.

The implosion was delayed briefly after police discovered a man hiding in a stairwell at the Norton Park Place Condos at 1501 S. Flagler Dr. The individual was taken into custody without incident.

A new condominium by Trinity Development is set to rise in the tower's place. According to the group's Web site, the new building will be 24 stories tall with 11 new parking spots. It will also feature a 40-foot water wall. The developer also said they will pay for street improvements and set the new building back another 40 feet off Flagler Drive.